éminent
French, adjective/e.mi.nɑ̃/
éminent is spelled É-M-I-N-E-N-T (7 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éminent is a French adjective meaning “eminent; distinguished; noteworthy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui s’élève au-dessus du niveau général, en parlant d’un terrain”.
What does éminent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
eminent; distinguished; noteworthy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui s’élève au-dessus du niveau général, en parlant d’un terrain. 2. Qui dépasse le niveau commun, en parlant des personnes et des choses.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of éminent
- éminente feminine
- éminents masculine plural
- éminentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éminent?
- /e.mi.nɑ̃/
- \e.mi.nɑ̃\
- [e.mi.nɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éminent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éminent in French?
éminent appears 2.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).